[plug] Newbys guide

[Kev]

Hi Tim

Don't go away!  Hang in there please.

Timothy White wrote:
> Timothy White wrote:
> 
>>>
>>> Oh, the other thing I want is HPFS file system compatability, because
>>> I have so much stuff on HPFS drives, and I have no intention of
>>> scrapping my OS/2 until I'm comfortable with Linux.  This of course is
>>> where "re-compile your kernel" is required, at which point I quit.
>>> Linux has the ability to do so many things so much smarter, but nobody
>>> does it. Have a look into installable file systems as implemented in
>>> OS/2 for a glaring example.  And as a specific example of how
>>> versatile installable file systems have a look at http://www.rsj.de/
>>
>>
>>
> Just read up on IFS. Basically kernel modules do the same thing. If you
> have the src tree for your kernel I believe you can compile more modules
> without recompiling the whole kernel (you also need the config file
> which can be got from /proc/config.gz on some kernels.)
> 
> IIRC HPFS is in the kernel. I'll check later.

Don't you see you've gone and done the PLUG thing.  You're talking right 
out of my league.  Under different circumstances I'd simply give up and 
go away.  THIS IS THE PLUG THING!!!  What the hell is IIRC????  What are 
source trees?????  I'm NOT a programmer!!!!  What's a kernel module???? 
  I know how to install device drivers!!

Don't get too annoyed.  I'm trying to add the passion to my plea.

Cheers
Kev